2016

Outdoor

• Placed 21st in the javelin at Big Ten Championships 
• Competed in the shot put, discus, javelin, and 110m hurdles during the season
• Placed fourth in the 110m hurdles at the Illini Open 
• Finished fourth at the Illinois Twilight in the javelin with a new PR of 181'9" (55.40m)
• Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

• Set new personal-records in the high jump and shot put at the Border Battle
• Placed sixth in the shot put at the Orange & Blue Open

2015

Outdoor

• Posted a 14th place finish at Big Ten Championships in the decathlon
• Set personal bests in the pole vault, long jump, discus, javelin, 100m, 400m, 110m hurdles, high jump, shot pout, and discus
• Competed in the 100m hurdles, pole vault, long jump, discus, and javelin outside of decathlon competition
• Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

• Finished in the top-10 of both the shot put and high jump heptathlon events at Big Ten Championships
• Set personal-bests in seven different heptathlon events during the season
• ompeted in the high jump, pole vault, long jump, shot put, and discus outside of the heptathlon.

2014

Outdoor

• Placed seventh in the decathlon with the third-highest point total in school history (6,779 pts) at the Big Ten Championships to score points for the Illini
• Competed in the decathlon at the Drake Relays
• Also competed in the javelin, shot put, discus, high jump and long jump outside of the decathlon
• Academic All-Big Ten
• USTFCCCA All-Academic

Indoor

• Competed in the heptathlon at two meets
• Placed second in the heptathlon at the Rod McCravy Memorial
• Placed fourth in the heptathlon at the Husker Invitational with the fifth-best performance in school history
• Also competed in the 60m, 60m hurdles, pole vault, long jump, high jump and shot put outside of the heptathlon

High School

• 2011 World Youth Trials octathlon champion
• 2010 Youth National decathlon champion
• 2012 USATF Junior Olympics decathlon runner up
• Earned Sangamon Valley All-Conference honors in 2012
• Earned seven varsity letters, four in track and field and 3 in cross country

Personal

• Full name is George James Wayda
• Born July 9, 1994
• Son of Brian Wayda and Yvonne Cosentino
• Has one brother, Jacob
• Enjoys rock climbing and hanging out with friends
• Sarah Ulsaker influenced his athletic career the most because she was always there for me during the good times and bad
• 2012 Sangamon Conference All-Academic team
• Majoring in political science

Personal Bests

Outdoor
Decathlon: 6,779 pts - Big Ten Championships (5/17/14)
Javelin: 181-9 (55.40m) - Illinois Twilight (4/23/16)
Discus: 126-11 (38.69m) - Illinois Twilight (4/23/16)
Shot Put: 44-3.25 (13.49m) - Illinois Twilight (4/23/16)
110m Hurdles: 15.83 - Illini Open (5/4/16)
Decathlon: 6,779 pts - Big Ten Championships (5/17/14)
100m (dec.) - 11.61 - Drake Relays (4/25/15)
400m (dec.) - 52.68 - Big Ten Championships (5/17/15)
1,500m (dec.) - 4:52.40 - Big Ten Championships (5/17/14)
110m H (dec.) - 15.43 - Drake Relays (4/25/15)
High Jump (dec.) - 6-1 1/2 (1.87m) - Big Ten Championships (5/17/15)
Pole Vault (dec.) - (4.60m) - Drake Relays (4/25/14)
Long Jump (dec.) - 21-2 1/2 (6.46m) - Big Ten Championships (5/16/14)
Shot put (dec.) - 42-9 3/4 (13.05m) - Big Ten Championships (5/17/15)
Discus (dec.) - 129-7 (39.51m) - Big Ten Championships (5/17/15)
Javelin (dec.) - 181-11 (55.45m) - Big Ten Championships (5/17/14)

Indoor
60m H: 8.58 - Illini Classic (1/18/14)
High Jump: 6-3 1/4(1.91m) - Border Battle (1/9/16)
Long Jump: 20-9 º (6.33m) - Spire Invitational (2/14/14)
Pole Vault: 14-8 (4.47m) - Rod McCravy (1/24/15)
Shot Put: 44-9 (13.64m) - Border Battle (1/9/16)
Heptathlon: 5,064 pts - Husker Invitational (2/8/14)
60m (Hept.): 7.46 - Rod McCravy Memorial (1/24/14)
Long Jump (Hept.): 20-11 3/4 (6.39m) - Big Ten Championships (2/28/15)
Shot Put (Hept.): 43-2 1/4 (13.16m) - Big Ten Championships (2/28/15)
High Jump (Hept.): 6-5 (1.96m) - Big Ten Championships (2/28/15)
60m H (Hept.): 8.60 - Rod McCravy Memorial (1/25/14)
Pole Vault (Hept.): 14-9 (4.50m) - Husker Invitational (2/8/14)
1,000m (Hept.): 2:51.07 - Husker Invitational (2/8/14)

Updated May 2016